The G Review – Excellent Performances, An Engrossing Thriller

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Category: UK A&E, Lifestyle, Culture

Published on Monday, 10 June 2024 20:02

Written by Janet Walker

The G, from Strike Media, presents a shocking story of elder abuse, as a couple are forced, by court order, out of their home in the middle of the night and locked in an eldercare facility.

The film begins with two men digging a grave in the sand. It is winter. We hear a cough and realize, as the air is visible from the ground, the man they are burying is alive.

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Then the scene cuts to doctor's office. We meet Ann Hunter, whom everyone calls "G," short for grandma, played by Dale Dickey, and her granddaughter, Emma, played by Romane Denis. For Ann it is a routine visit, and as it all seems normal, she is her usual cantankerous self. She smokes too much, and drinks far too much. She is surviving, as her husband, the love of her life, is dying. The doctor explains she needs to keep up with his care, especially as they are not receiving any home health care. For Ann, managing his care, is managing his death, and she just isn't ready to let him go.

That night, she is drinking Vodka from the bottle, and decides the porch light that has been burned out for some time, needs to be changed. So, with a bottle in one hand, a cigarette in the other, she drags the ladder to the porch. The scene is tense, we're sure she will slip.

Hours later as she and her husband are sleeping, two men, Rivera, played by Bruce Ramsey, and Ralph, played by Jonathan Koensgen, whom we recognize as one of the gravediggers, enter their home, and serve them with a court order. He explains they have been put under his care. He is now their legal guardian. Before Ann can fully grasp the situation, the men have her husband in a wheelchair and are pushing him out the door. She is unable to pack or gather any of her belongings. She and her husband are forced to leave everything behind.

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Soon they find themselves locked inside a care facility. By morning Ann is somewhat sober. By the end of the first week, she has dried out and is coming to terms with the situation. Her granddaughter Emma goes to the condo for her usual weekly visit, and finds the condo was put up for sale and all their belongings thrown into the yard.

Emma is frantic. She begins a search. And soon she finds her way to the facility. No visitors are allowed.

Soon Rivera and Ralph enter the small apartment and begin to interrogate Ann and her husband. Riviera explains they will have to sign over their money. Ann, refuses. This sets off a shocking and disturbing scene of elder abuse.

The gravedigger, Ralph, slaps her husband across the face, and they ask again, and again they explain they have no money. This interrogation is repeated three times, and each time, Ralph increases the violence, from slaps to punches, until Ann lets out a blood curdling scream. We see blood dripping from his ear. Not long after he dies.

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Now, a month sober, she is nearly ready to exact her revenge on these men and expose the corruption and financial theft. As she is not allowed a phone, she manages to sneak out of the facility and meets the groundman, Joseph, played by Roc LaFortune, who allows her to use his phone.

This sets up the third act. And as the pieces slowly fall into place, we understand the bigger scam as preying on the elderly is not new. What slowly becomes clear is that the "G" is not the ailing, weak, elderly woman she was when these men took everything from her.

Riveting and gripping, The G is an impressive film that doesn't hold back as it unpacks the layers of corruption behind the physical, mental, emotional, and financial abuse and torture. 

Each of the ensemble cast members deliver authentic character driven performances. Romane Denis and Bruce Ramsey each stand out with realistic, credible and convincing performances. Dale Dickey delivers a tour de force performance as an elderly alcoholic wife, caring for her invalid husband. Rarely has a film showcased the depth of her talent. And as "The G," she plays a range that most of her roles seldom offer. As the avenger, she triumphs with an intense, determined, seething rage.

An engrossing, dramatic thriller, The G opens in Europe on June 21, 2024. See it.

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Country: United Kingdom.

Language: English.

Runtime: 106 minutes. 

Release Date: June 21, 2024.

Distributor: Lightbulb Film Distribution.

Director: Karl R. Hearne

Producer: Karl R. Hearne, Jose Lacelle, Arthur Rarnowski.

Writer: Karl R. Hearne.

Cast: Dale Dickey, Romane Denis, Bruse Ramsay, Jonathan Koensgen, Roc LaFortune, Anthony Jones Nestoras.